Matthew Rhys keeps expecting someone to ask for his Emmy Award back

He told 'Entertainment Tonight': "It still doesn't feel like it's mine. I genuinely feel like someone's going to me like, 'We need it back now.' 'Thanks, it was nice to hold it for a moment, thanks for the loan.' "

While Matthew was triumphant at the ceremony, his on-screen wife and real-life partner Keri Russell was beaten to the Lead Actress prize by 'The Crown's Claire Foy but he doesn't think there'll be any bitterness at home.

He laughed: "I think it's gonna be fine because it will be right next to her Golden Globe."

Though the Welsh actor will miss his alter ego, he thinks it was a "wise" decision for the programme to end after season six this year.

He said: "I think wisely so, six seasons, before they wring the towel dry, it's a great luxury for a writer to know the arc hey can write to but I miss it enormously, the depth of these characters are rare."

The show has drawn parallels with the current political climate, something Matthew admitted had taken him by surprise.

He said: "Season one, a journalist said to me 'Do you think Russian interest in America is still relevant?' and I was like, 'Oh I dunno, maybe it's just a show about relationships.' Season two and three, we were like 'Yes, yes it is.' "